Pakistani actor Ahsan Mohsin Ikram has called for a complete boycott of the Indian spy thriller Dhurandhar: The Revenge, criticizing it for portraying Pakistan, specifically Karachi’s Lyari, as a global hub of terrorism. In a message addressed to Pakistanis worldwide, Ikram labeled the film “ultimate filth, Indian propaganda, garbage,” highlighting its nationalist and anti-Pakistan themes. […]
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Court issues notice over Dhurandhar film defaming PPP
KARACHI: A sessions court on Monday issued notices to police over an application seeking registration of a case against the director, producer, and crew members of the Indian film Dhurandhar for allegedly defaming the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Read More: ‘Dhurandhar‘ is conspiracy against PPP: Murtaza Wahab The applicant, PPP activist Mohammad Amir, claimed the movie […]
Lyari: A Caricature of Home
News travels fast in the narrow lanes of Lyari. Usually, it is news of a football match, a poetry recital, or the passing of an elder. Recently, however, the talk of the town has been the release of the trailer for Dhurandhar, a big-budget Bollywood spectacle starring Ranveer Singh. The film, we are told, is […]
Karachi floods worsen: Army rushed to rescue hundreds
Karachi is facing severe floods after two days of continuous rain. The Malir and Lyari rivers have turned into raging streams. Water entered homes in low-lying areas like Saadi Town and Scheme 33. Roads, including parts of the M-9 Motorway, became impassable due to flooding. Heavy rainfall also caused dams like Thado and Mole to […]
Sharjeel Memon orders demolition of dangerous Lyari buildings
KARACHI: After a five-storey building collapsed in Lyari last week, killing 27 people and injuring 10, the Sindh government has taken strict action. Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon announced on Thursday that nine unsafe buildings in Lyari have been evacuated. Demolition work on one of them is already in progress. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah […]
Tragedy in Lyari: Karachi building collapse kills 13, dozens trapped
At least 13 people have died after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Karachi’s Baghdadi area of Lyari. Rescue teams are working day and night to search for 25 to 30 people still trapped under the rubble. So far, ten people have been pulled out alive, but one remains in critical condition. Emergency has been […]
Liverpool legend Ian Rush visits Lyari, appreciates local talent
Lyari’s aspiring footballers were left spellbound on Tuesday when for the first time a top-level foreign footballer, Ian Rush, visited the football-mad locality of Karachi. The former Liverpool star visited the Captain Emad Football Academy, meeting its players and offering them hope of a better footballing future in the country. “If we want to develop […]
Five killed, dozens injured as dust storm hits Karachi
At least five people were killed and 36 others injured on Monday as parts of Karachi and its surrounding areas were besieged by gusty winds accompanied by a dust storm and light rain, Radio Pakistan reported. The blustery winds blew away roofs and uprooted electricity poles and trees in different parts of the megalopolis, causing […]
Lyari Girls Café — a place for girls to learn, dream and grow
Lyari has been notorious owing to clashes and acts of violence that erupts between different ethnic groups from time to time. With very less check and balance by law enforcing agencies, the crime ratio in this area is at its peak. Lyari is an area where even men are terrified to move from one place […]
The hidden talent of Lyari – Gully Girls
Lyari was paralysed right after fights between rival gangs of different ethnic groups, Makrani’s are the popular ones. Lyari was known to be a safe haven for criminals because of the minimal law enforcement agencies. A city where one was oppressed and terrified, it becomes increasingly harder for women to go out and pursue their […]